The stock market capitalization of the Russian is small compared to the U.S. market. The total market cap of the US market is in the Trillions of dollars while the Russian market is just a couple of hundred billion dollars. Back in January The Economist published the following graph showing the market caps of select …
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The U.S. housing market is highly different than housing markets in other countries.For example, unlike in most countries mortgages in most of the U.S. are are non-recourse loans which means borrowers can default on their loans and simply walk away free while the lender takes the loss. I wrote a post back in 2012 comparing …
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In 2010, I wrote an article dispelling the myth that Warren Buffet’s Bershire Hathway is the world’s greatest stock in terms of performance. Quoting from that article: Sweden’s Handelsbanken is the best stock in the world. The company first listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange in 1873. Since 1900 the stock has gained unimaginable 1.9 million …
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RBC Capital Markets has published its global stock picks for 2015. Investors looking to start positions for next year can find some interesting companies in this list below: 1.Company: Dollarama Inc (DLMAF) Current Dividend Yield: 0.56% Sector: Consumer Discretionary Country: Canada 2.Company: Magna International Inc(MGA) Current Dividend Yield: 1.43% Sector: Auto Components Country: Canada 3.Company: …
The four phases of a valuation cycle are shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: Global Investor 1.14 – Europe, August 2014, Credit Sussie According to this CS report published earlier this year, European stocks are in the “Optimism” cycle and should get to the “Reality” cycle soon as earnings and macroeconomic fundamentals improve.